Su Xiao nodded.
"That's right. You're safe now. Come with us. We're leaving right away, and in an hour we can be on a plane back to Night City."
Jose stood frozen, as though he hadn't heard him properly.
A few seconds later, he suddenly burst into sobs.
Su Xiao could understand how he felt.
Just imagine: you were enjoying hot pot and singing a song when bandits... the Salamanca Group suddenly kidnapped you.
They'd even chopped off two of his fingers. Who could take that?
But understanding aside, this wasn't a place where they could linger.
The Salamanca people could come looking at any moment, and he didn't want complications cropping up.
Su Xiao patted Jose on the shoulder.
"All right, sir, stop crying. Once we're back in Night City, you can cry all you want, but not now. We're not completely safe yet."
"We need to leave now. The Salamanca Group could show up at any moment. Do you understand?"
The young man sniffled. "I... I understand. S-sorry..."
"You don't need to apologize. Wipe your tears and head outside. My companions are out there. We're leaving right away. Jack, bring the girl."
That last sentence was directed at Jack.
Jack answered and began undoing
the bonds around Maria's hands and feet, then hoisted her over his shoulder like a sack.
When Su Xiao emerged from the house with Jose, and Jack with Maria over his shoulder, V and Lucy were still diligently guarding their escape route outside.
"How's it looking?"
V answered, "No sign of enemies for now."
She glanced at Jose and Maria but said nothing, quickly looking away.
"Good. Let's get out of here."
Su Xiao opened the car door and urged everyone inside.
SUVs generally seated five, but V and Lucy were both women,